Before I could get to the bottom of it, Jiang Ruochen took a light step to the left, blocking my view.

Just as I was in doubt, he suddenly spoke, "Go upstairs, be careful."

Since he was in a hurry, it meant there was something in the living room that I couldn't see. I kept my eyes away.

However, when my right foot stepped on the stairs, a familiar voice sounded in the air.

I felt beads of sweat dripping down my back. This voice... I slowly turned around and looked at the uninvited guest on the sofa. The corners of my mouth tightened.

"Oh, how long has it been since we last met? You have become so distant. You don't even want to call me mother." Although Chen Yu had been an upper-class woman for many years, her mouth was still as sharp as a person from the market.

She is my nightmare when I marry into the Jiang family!

"Why are you here?" Compared to me, Jiang Ruochen was much calmer.

I clenched my fists by my side and was about to bear with it, but she suddenly changed the topic and pointed at Jiang Ruochen.

"And you, you were born to be a jinx. You thought that after killing your own mother, you would learn to behave yourself abroad, but who would have thought that you would come back and be Jiang Ming's stumbling block?" As Chen Yu spoke, he picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business." Chen Yu put down his teacup and squinted his eyes, "Being an adulterer isn't something to be proud of. Furthermore, it's an adulterer who's ruining someone else's marriage."

"You're really heartless." Chen Yu's words were filled with humiliation. Although he was targeting Jiang Ruochen, his words were like a sharp knife that stabbed straight into my heart.

I clenched my fists tightly, and in an instant, a huge sense of humiliation enveloped me.

I thought back to every time I was in a difficult situation, Jiang Ruochen would support me.

Even without turning my head, I could feel Jiang Ruochen's anger. Before he could say anything, I spoke with emotion.

"Auntie." I said, "You don't like me anyway! Why would you need me to call you Mom? Besides, Jiang Ming has already divorced me, a chicken who doesn't know how to lay eggs. You should be happy."

I emphasized the word "lay an egg," and there was a hint of self-mockery in the irony. It turned out that so much of my inferiority and negative reputation over the years had come from Jiang Ming!

Chen Yu seemed to be stunned for a moment. His beautiful eyes that were looking at me were filled with slight disbelief.

I knew why she had such a reaction.

She used to be someone who only knew how to work and listen to every scolding. She would be surprised when she suddenly became sharp.

However, Chen Yu was not a kind person. Since she was able to climb to Mrs. Jiang's position, it meant that she must have some tricks up her sleeve.

Chen Yu quickly adjusted his state of mind and then said sarcastically, "What? You can't help it when I say you're a dirty adulterer?"

"Have you forgotten who used to ride on your head?" As he spoke, Chen Yu put on airs, slammed the table and stood up.

I stepped back subconsciously. The self-abasement in my heart was still haunting me like a nightmare. However, soon, a warm wall of flesh pressed against my back.

Before I could react, a large hand closed lightly on my shoulder and with some strength pulled me into an embrace. I looked up at the man's strong jawline and my ears reddened.

"You're a smart man. You must be doing something dirty. You're very smart." Jiang Ruochen sneered and tightened his grip on me.

"I advise you to go back and let Jiang Ming think about himself, and then send everything he should return without missing a single cent. Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action."

As expected of Jiang Ruochen, even Chen Yu trembled and sucked in a breath of cold air under his unyielding tone.

"Since Xiao Yaxin is standing in my house, it means that she treats me very well." After saying that, Jiang Ruochen paused for a moment and looked at me meaningfully before continuing, "So I will protect her."

"I will protect her for the rest of my life." Jiang Ruochen emphasized the first three words, and I could feel my face turning red at a speed visible to the naked eye. Immediately, I lowered my head.

"Good, good!" Chen Yu seemed to be quite angry, "What a pair of adulterers! I'll go home and find the old man right away!"

Chen Yu no longer looked like a lady from the beginning. She hurriedly picked up the branded bag on the sofa and ran out of the house like a stray dog.

Before she left, she didn't forget to say, "Let's see who wins!"

Without Chen Yu, the atmosphere in the living room seemed to become ambiguous. I pursed my lips and felt the heat from my ears. I was about to push away the man in front of me when he let go of me.

"Rest early. Don't be late for work tomorrow." Jiang Ruochen acted as if nothing had happened. He said a few words to me and turned to go upstairs.

I looked at his calm back and suddenly felt uncomfortable. During the time I was here, I had caused him too much trouble.

"I am sorry." Seeing that he was about to enter the room, I felt sorry for him.

"Why are you apologizing?" He turned around and looked at me with a frown. His eyes were calm, as if nothing had happened. We just went out for a meal.

"I have caused you a lot of trouble recently." I looked down at my toes and felt a sense of inferiority.

"No." Jiang Ruochen shook his head lightly and said calmly.

"By the way, the marketing plan for today's upload is not bad, but there's still one flaw. I gave you a piece of advice. Hurry up and edit it and send it to me." With that, Jiang Ruochen turned around and went back to his room.

When I heard the sudden praise, the feeling of inferiority slowly disappeared, and even... There was a trace of sweetness in my heart.

The ambiguous atmosphere in the air was gone. I thought about what happened just now. Maybe he was just trying to help me.

But... I keep feeling that something is wrong.

I thought Jiang Ruochen just needed a comrade to help him bring down Jiang Ming, but from the conversation just now, I had a feeling that Jiang Ruochen was extremely powerful, and that it would be a piece of cake for him to bring down Jiang Ming.

Why would he help me, then?

[I couldn't figure it out no matter how hard I tried. In the end, I had to give up. I don't have time to think about it now.]

I should hurry up and improve myself so that I can get back what my parents left me!]

Suddenly, the door opened again. Jiang Ruochen was wearing a casual outfit. He crossed his arms and said lazily, "I need a cup of coffee."